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WHOLti KUMBER J6 4'3,
KlCltMO^D^VAM.WEDNiBS?AY'jDECEMBEll?a, 1903,
PRICE TWO CENTS.
UMMARY OF THE/DAY'S NEWS
;' The Weather.
WASHINGTON, pec, HU.-Forocust for
/fedriosdfiy and Thur*dayi
Virginia-(fair \v tv.i.-cv.lny, ' coHnr tn'
irth find west portions; .fronn wee t. to
irthWest ?-hide. Thursday fair, wur i.or
; the Interior, ? '. . ? ,,?.??
yNot'th ..ar?llna-F?ilr Wednesday and
Thureday fresh wosl. winds, becoming
variable ? * .??'?? ?
Tho temperature? was much higher ye??.?
lorday. tho weather being mos? dcllgiu
, ful. Thoro will not bu and consi .er?
Wiblo change-to-rlay In this, seetion, but ,n
.other portions It-wlil be toldur.
i STATE OF THE THERMOMETER.'
0 ?. M..1.. 23
?12 M. .,.., ..;
PP. M.G,2
<? ?. Al. 4S
,U P. M...'... -Il
12 midnight.'.. SO
Average.42 1-3
Highest temperature ye&torday..52
Lowest temperature yes.eiday. 21
'Alean temperature. yCHterday. ?8
'Normal temperatine lor junutry. 40
Departure irotn normal temperati.ro.,, irj
.. MINIATURE ALMANAC. .
I December ho, 1003.
gun rises.7;26 I HIGH 'HDJ?,
BUn 6ets.4:M I Morning.1:0)
?loon Bets...-...8:10 | Evening.1:31
Richmond.
,? Ifenrlco and other muir, ties to havo
two treasurers attor January 1st?'First
National Bank - to' erect a splendid ? i-ew
structure?--City secures lean of $500.>??
from Merchante nation .,1 Bank?n.e
Jotlerson will not be rebuilt?Captain
A. O. Sullivan a candidate tor ro-elect-On
a? doorkeoper o? tlie House of Dcleg.nea
--^-Legislature falls to secure a qUor?nf
1?Alan.v Sunday school etiortulnnionts
-??President John Skelton WU-Ums glvea
out a. statement about ref.or ej cha.iges
in Seaboard Air Dine -manageme.t?
Mayo tobacco factory, to change Its out?
put-Base-bull likely her,? next season
f?Dinner-given to hundreds a. Mehto-?
?diet Instltu.e vesterdny?-Santa (,lat:e
visits the Mile Orphan Asylum?Condi
,Uon of Mr. R. XV. Powers bhows imprjvo- I
rnent-Search being made for the Galle?
go Mills safe?Pietty Richmond girl 1*
mirrled in Washington?Inc.ease in rie
ftaiary of the Ci'.y Engti.esr IS recom?
mended--?New i'ear's Day pro$r mue at
the Y. _. c.-A. building. MANCHES ER
?--A serious cutting a.rray?'Fire' de?
partment maltes a-record?A n. osperoaa
company-Council comruUteoi?rCoticIl
i-lon ot tlio city Jail?A m-.rrl.ige last
night-Christmas celebr-tlon ?? West
End Church-^?Schedule'o; meetings of
the Woman's M.S3lonary Society-vv'jrk
?of the Mayor's Court,
Virginia.
['Deputy sheriff? seve.'?I? reprimanded
joy Judge Porilock at Portsmouth: t ',&
'past good record saves his o.ilce-?Wll
\Jlamsourg votes against llctns? 02 to uO
vNorfolk machinists io petlt.on govera
,mont to buiid 'battleships at navy-yar't
?Norfolk?Big British steamer tukli.g
/coal from Lambert's Point to Japan
Judge J. XV. ?. Blackstone qualities at
Newport News as> Judge of t.-.e e rcult
.State Senator Camptoil 'elected .without
-onncsl'.ion in- Bedford and Rutk^rlage -Ot
?the long ter.-ri?-A mild co ea "ir "i
Bicily to Staunton to wed the man of "ner
fchoice-Colonel Cuniugi.am to aui?r?ss
JPrlpce Edward,farmers "at Farmvil.e .o
t?ay-t?An ugeil citizen of Keys v. 1 e, fai a
nn th? flre-r-Bullct extracted from ? ?
? (Ighland county vttertn .achilie, -arpea'.
prf>' ytai'B?Negro placeo in Ja.G at
Lfeesburg. charged With crini.nal assault
.--Youinful burglar whipped ih Fc-rs
?irg because'two y?un? lo send to tho
{eformatory?George blund Tow..se,.d,
t Prince George, p-unfUly bUri.ed ,wtil.a
yipersoiiatin? Santa Claus-Lost, rcco.-as .
f tho Frederlcksbu.-g Cl.y,Cornel lound
j pickling fac.ory-Scaie veerlna, t.n, I
Ir. Fetneyhough, ? loses stable and r'.x
ien horses by fire?r-Suainer Car.),.no !
ken.off th? Rappiihannock for repa.ia
?Boys at Hampton charged with ban.- ?
,t?? haystack worth a hundred du.lars-I
Grocery merchant, kll.cd by yard cugino '
ut Bris.ol?Burglars ho.d up U est ?' ?? i
'policeman and g.ig ?and b.nd him und
l'nune lilm witness the -blcv.'l..g oa ot i.'.o
door of the poxkofllcr? a.ii'e and Its rob
(bcry-Tho Camp 'Manufacturing Com?
pany at Franklin order new m.ichln-ry
for their burned mili-North Carlina
groom eloped without his collar, and In
lour of parents fol.owing married hastily
in Dunvl.Ie-The assalitine of Dr. .so?
lanti in Caroline are captured and sent ?
on to tlie grand <ury. f
North Carolina. j
I Pollcornan In Wlnston-Salem Justified
"?by magistrate's court in shooting young I
'pian wno threatened him?Ke.elvcr.-fiilp
'for tho Pilot Mountain- Furnitu.o Oo.ii
pany mad? permanent-Acii\e prepara
lions by Highway Conirai.?Klon to work
;foads of Guilford county-Boy dies In
Raleigh from, lockjaw,?, caused by slight'
wound from . cannon cracker??erman
,by Cotillon Club at Ruleigh?Cotto.i
[manufacturer lakes, pessiin.stlc view of
?? cotton market.
? ;. General.
Approach of end of year settlements
?uses a riso, in call money ra.e, and
h.lu some not gains, are shown In stock
It? the close Is active and woik with
any prices below Ihe'-b?M-AvaUnVi o
J cotton market and prices go clown In
ape and bounds; there Is a tecov.vy,
. iilch makes closing flrntei?-Wor.ian
dies when she hoars' lier millions are a
myth-Young girl, who. Is heiress to i.-.ii
llons mysteriously disappear??Am irl
can Economic and? Historical Association,
In session in New Orl?ans, listens to ??.e
ladrtiossBS?Oscar G. ?Murray ole?:,oil
/prosident of the Baltimore and Ohio in
place of L. F. Doree,; >vho Is macto head
of "the Rock leland?rAppralso ..e.t of
the Plant osiate shows it to be mo ? ? lian
.twelve tnilllonsV-r?Secretary Root ? -s
'been designated to condu-'t the ? egotia
tlons with aenoral Reyes and Colomb.a
.?rOommittee lo, meet on Jan. ary? 0th
and hear charges against Senator Rood
Smoot, of Utah?Missionary In Ainca
aiurdered with his followers two years
or moro ago and.the now? has Just leu.ed
out?Negro under electric ourrct eaows
,remarkabio vitality. , _.
VIEWS ON SILVER
? ' cBy Associaied Pross.)
1 LONDON. Deo. 20.?Wm. J. Bryan bus
returned to London from the Haguo, He
,?,??? sail lor New .Vorlt December 30th,
on the White Star Lino stoumor Celtio,
Jrom Liverpool. . -
f, Mr, Bryan said to tho ?\ssoclatetl Press
^Jo-night' that ho hud found hla European
iiip extremely Interesting and Instructive,
?asked wlH>ther.'his_ study of tho llnannlal
?ondltlona abroad hud rosulted In any
chango In his views on tho silver question,
fte repl.ed: -,
: ','Not tho slightest.?.1 . j
\ Asked concerning tho possibilities or
?? peniocrntto nomination for the pr.oi?
Benoy, Mr. Bryan said that ho was eom
"elled to decllae to d!acuss ihut mattai*
'ji any ivay because o? ilio posslblo mls
?Jiterpretatlon to. which Ills views might
$o subjected In tlie United Stuteet
(JEW YORK WANTS
' DEMOCRATIC. CONVENTION
fBy ABSOc.aled Pros?, ?
. NEW YORK, Pea 20.-A call for a
.pift?s meeting here to-morrow to oonsdei?
ways arid means pf eocurlng the Demo?
cratic National Convention for Now York
In June, 13./L was Issued to-day by Pre?'
Went Fornes of the Board of Aldormon
MR.R. W, POWERS WAS
-BETTER LAST EVENING
..The e<ndUlon of ftlr. R. XV., Powers
Jaet plsh^wag oonMcle.ri.d K?tter. and hie
phyejerans-.^nd friend? t?lt muoh en?
pouW??A ~"
IN; COTTON
The Prices Drop Twenty,
Points at the Drop.
DECLINE OF FOUR
DOLLAIS ABALE
Brokers Rush to Pit and Fight
for Place in the Inner
Ring.
BULLS COME TO RESCUE,
AND EFFECT A RALLY
Market Swings Back Almost as
' Rapidly as It Dropped, and
?',- Amid as Much Noise .
Closing Steady Net,
, 41 to 53 Points' '?'
J Lower.
(By Associated Press;)
NEW YORK, Dec. 23.?The cotton mar?
ket, '.was' again sensationally active and
e> cited to-day. Meeting with heavy llqul
c'tui?ti at flrsL It opened weak at an ati
vanoo of one point to a?'decline of eleven
points and,with Liverpool showing weak?,
hees as a result. It'was reported, of heavy
American, selling, declined still further
during the first few minutes, with Janu
pry .selling down to 13.65, March to 13.03,
?S'??y.to 11'cents and July to 14.03. ' ???
tier* was exceptionally heavy buying ori
the decline that. qeomed to come from
nearly all sources.'lncludlng? room shorts,
New Orleans and wire houses with south?
urn and-western connections, so that thu
rr.arket was-soon rallied to about'last
night's prices, after -which It ruled veri?
Irregular 'ahd' unset?cd.
During 'the rest of'the forenoon, the
arnera! "-tendency was' downward -und
around midday prices; showed .a net loss
ot twenty-three to -twentv-soven point??
w/jA the m^rket'-rullng.iappaxentJy about
"?V?ady-'at that:leveL. wli?h very suddenly,
UitYe wW an avalanche,?of.selling; orders
sich aj has rarely been witnessed and
March broke to 13.38. May to 13.48 and
July to 13.50, the latter going from 13.56
tu 13.50 on two sales.? There were net
? losses of seventy-sjx to? seventy-seven
r.olnts. Almost'as aulcklv. there Was an?
other abrupt change of front und In less
timo than It takes ,to, tell It. there hud
been a recovery of forty points ori .very
heavy .buying and the, room was so. con?
fused that brokers seemed to be trying
t,< buy and sell at the same moment.
Wild Collapse.
May and July, cotton were selling at
about 14.25. when the break started sell?
ing from some quarter, causing the mar?
ket to ease off and by peints, 11 went
down to near 11 cents.
' Then came the rapid decline. It Is es?
timated that thero wore at leust a mil?
lion bales of cotton of different options
iiotu subject to stop loss orders and they
ni seemed to come on tho market at
once. Every broker, who held'cotton for
c stomers on the 20 point stop order, tried
to' sell beforo something worse happen?
ed. Tho market went down . 10 and 2(J
tioirits at a droo.
Brokers rushed to tho pit and,, fought
for piuco In the Inner ring, every bro?
ker shouting at the top of his voice and
lighting for a chanco to unload tho cot?
ton'ho had been fighting to*'.buy. only a
few minutes before. ',.:". . .'.
AVIthln a very few minutos active op?
tions dropped \ about sevtmty-liv? points,
representing almost four dollars a bale.
Then tfie bulls came to tho rescue aha
there was a rally.
. Tho market swung back'almost as rap?
idly as It had dropped. The murket was
hardly loss wild, and there was as much
noise around tho pit as when the market
(Continued on Second Page.)
CITY IS READY
TO PAY BONDS
'The Finanae .Committee Accepts
Mr. Branch's
Offer.
, Tho Finance Committee yesterday af
lernocn adopted the report of the sub?
committee, composed of Churlman Har?
grove nnd Auditor Warren, nnd accepted
tho olfor-of a temporary loan from tho
Merchants' National Bunk (not tho First
National, us iiiadventontly stated), of
f?Ol.,35 to meet tho bonds of. the city
falling duo on January 1, IDOL
, ? no u void go rate of Interest charged
by the bank Is -11-2 per cent, per annum,
and tho time for which tho loan was
negotiated Is three months', Three other
bunks In tho olty put In bids, but ?tliey
all named 5 per cont, ns the rate of In?
tel ?,'st, so it did not take the com mitten
long to determino upon Its courso.
It lv? understood that tho other'bonks
agreed upon a rato among themselves
nnd contemplated dividing tho Joan,
president Branch, of tho Merchants',
was invited to the conference, but d??
clin?t?, and decided to put In an Inder
pondent bid for the entire amount at an
average rate of 4 1?2 per cent. The pe?
eoilatlon of this loan puts the city m a
r-c-sHtonof meeting her bonds'promptly?
und Uie committee will before the expira?
tion of the three months, prepare and
offer for sale bonds lri ?sufficient quan?
Uty to.pay ihe 1601,735, with Interest, arid
to create a sinking-fund for the final
redemption flf tri? new tjoijds,
The policy just being? inaugurated is |o
keep .up the 'elhklnj: (und/ of back' bond
Issue and to use Its proceeds .for no
/.*ii^ 1MW.MMM? tb?uk tona fed??ptKm?
CORBETT IN
'Maintains Title to the Feather?
weight Championship of
the' -.World.
VERY HARD-FOUGHT BATTiE
Hanlon Puts Up Game .Fight?
" and Repeatedly Floors
/ . the -Champion.
'? CBy Associated Press?)
SAN ' FRANCISCO, .CAI?,,. Dee. 29.?A
merciful referee probably saved,.l?ddl*;
.Haijlon from- being ' killed by "Yonne
Corbett" to-night when ho stopped ttitelr
contest In tlie, middle of1 the ' slxtnenth
round.'. For. two ? rounds,jir?yl??e refere??
"Gr?lf?y"- liad - begged -Haiilo??'? ?ecotnl?- to *.
take their man.,put"of the ring, but'lhoy
kept the gam?youngetev at it and finally
.Gianoy. fearing that a fatality might:fe
sult,' ordered' the 'f,ght stopped. No 'man
ever received such terrific punishment-In
a' San ' francisco ring . and', pri bably
"Young Corbett" .Is ^.the only map In. the
country who! could administer' suolila'
beatijiK to Hanlon.
' When the San Francisco boy was car?
ried to his. corner, still conscious,' 'but
ur.atlo -to walk, his seconds .-worked
vigorously to revivo him. The. terrihlv
beaten.Iad, however, commenced to vomit
b|ood" and things looked very serious, for
him for.'.-.a short time. Ho to finally
revived -and was carried from the rlnJB
by olio of his seconds..
( Fight by Rounds.
Round .1?Corbott tried several times
to penetrato Hanlon's guard with right
and left swings..but failed to get uhdor
Hanlon's peculiar defense. . Finally ho
got In his right to the nose, a right.to
the stomach and two lefts In the face.
Corbet 'kept pegging away relentlessly,
and forced Eddie to cover. Corbett" dId
most of the leading, poking straight lefts
for the face and right upper-cuts. b"t
Hanlon did the effective work In ,the
break-aways. There was no damage,',
Round 2?Hanlon swung loft and: right
for. the .face, but Corbett put in .two
straight lefts? to the face. Corbett put
In d terrine: right under Hanlon's heart,
which "rattled and hurt? Hanlon, who
? fought back wildly. Hanlon swung right
and left to the Jaw,? forcing-the champion
tothe ropes. Hanlon'made a bettor show?
ing this round.
Round 3?Corbett straightened Hanlon
with a right upper-out, and they ,mixed
It viciously, both landing good lofts to
tho faco. Corbett sept a straight, right
to the face, and Eddie's nose began to
bleed, Corbott upper-cut-with' rlght'twjce
OSCAR G. MURRAY
MADE PRESIDENT
Succeeds L. F. Loree as Head
of Baltimore and-Ohio'
Railroad,
(By Associa ted Press.!
NEW YORK, ..December 21l.-0scar. 'Cl.
Murray,.first vlce-pr?sidont.of tho Balti?
more atid Ohio Railroad Company, wus
to-day elected president of tho company,
I succeeding D, F, Loroo, wtio resigned io?
I accept tho presidency of the Rock lhland
I Company, At the special mooting of tuo
I Baltimore and Ohio directora hero; at
| which Mr. Loree s resignation waa no
cupted and Mr. Murray elected president,
the selection of a successor to Mr, Mur?
ray as first vice-president was doferrocl
to a later date. >
. Mr. Murray, the now president, has been
prominently identified with the Baltimore
and Ohio for; sevwal years, and is a
man of long? exp?rience lu railroad work.
IJo took a leading part In building up
the ; Chesapeake and Ohio terminals at
Newport. News,. Va? arid In the mantigu?
ment of tho operatimi and trafilo depart?
ments of the Baltimore and Ohio during
the receivership Into livliloh that road fell.
L, F, Loree, lato president of the Balti?
more and Ohio, was to-day elected pres?
ident ojf tho Rock Island Company, <?f
New Jersey, tho holding company con?
trolling the various railroads in the Rock
Island system, Tho elontlon took ? plano
at a special meeting of tlie directors, at
which President \Y. B, Leeds ? presented
his resignation and wag chosen chairman
of tho Board of .Directors,, a position hith?
erto unfilled. ,Mr, Leeds ?as also,contin?
ued.?s head of the operating company,
being -re-elected president by the Board
of Directors of ? the Chicago, Rock fs?.
latiti'and Pio'fja Railway Company ear?
lier: In.the. day,
All .tho other old oihcers of the Chicago...
Roch Island,and'Paclfle ?/*t$ re-elect?^
except third vice-president;.In which po.?
sltlor??I?; rL- WlnobeJi, succeeds; J, 'u.
Jobneckfti ? -i ? . ..,
^
THE OLD YEAR'S ?OURS? TS ALMOST RUN.
to tho face... It? was,,Cpijbe.tt'e round.
Tho pa'ce Vas'1 very* fast " '?? '?'',? ..
: Round 4?-They fought, fiercely.in a mix
up, ' both i landing right' anil ?lef t ' ,to jthe
body.' The champion appeared to be
slowing down ? bit. C#rMtt,-sent' Tgbt
straight lejt .to the.' face--,?nd" protected
himself cjevorly from a;? return. Corbett
ducked a vicious ?right-swing, and, gave
Eddie a smart fap wlthragtit td thej?w.'
Corbett rushed; as "'the? rounai. .closed, but
failed,to land.?.? ?'".'?? - ':}"
I Warned by,?-? Cdjeretfi
Round. B.?In mlx-up,, ?orjbett, uppercut
right, to.body, In.'the Braakaway., .Harikn
landed hard right ion the, :heacl, ..Corbett
then sent .Eddie .back, to* the" ropes .with a
clean .right- to. the-ijaw.. remarking "How
do you like .that?" Hanl?? lfeot:iri*.a::rlght
"upperoutHp th? body, orbejtt?struck'.v?ry
low and' was :warnedJby. th?'.reJ?eree'-t^ be
Icare'??l. ?-Botn;_.nilssed;. seyjera! ' stra'ij.ht
lefts,.? ?nd they '"came to. a^llijch. Hanlon
'haying the bettAr^hf ILixhe.pace con?
tlnu?d vers fast . , J?
Round <?.?Both .men. dhf -considerable
?talking.v.Hanlnh^etpp.ped-^flie?- champion?
?talk? with? a. euece?slnn,-?rf::.rlKl.ta ' and
defts to-'the daw??ihd''COtnp?rilnftd to the'
?ref eree, that- Corbett^was-^dlng. "? Furlbit?
'?ln*flgntlrt??' jf??l?wjeil. ' Ha?ljoti ;dolng Hli?'
'better*V.w.oric.; 'Coroe,tt' 'yfcx. ; apparently1
'an'xldus'to mlx'It at.ail.Unies?
' Round ?.'-rBcith inen, gav* remerltabie
Axt?"J.lXpopsj['.^fft.,v?'i90jV'ee -?ip?p.?!!; ;j,rpt?.c,t?ng
'.tb?^f elves'; .(Sca'pcy,? onca,,iy t^'-castf???!.
?prb.?tt? ??t; hitting" m.w,;"i4?p!on ?swing?;
.?erVard witli' left ?*nt thft'?foamplon'to
? t lib fliqr:-THTe .got Up .Instantly and-'foueht
'baax-hard; Hartlpri/tcaught Co.rbe?t Pelean
'oh Vtho point of?'the ?jaw-and floored-. h ??.
When.vthy?aongsounded both' m?ni.were
fjphtlii'g, fnr'ously..' ;
,. Rc?tid iS-^.Corbett. was more- careful,
"and'?' the'Vrnfl.V.'.ha'd' gon?vfrom his; face.
Hanlon.. ftaio.wad.hI-n , around ? the 'ring,
.sending., straight lefts to 'the, face and
.a_ r'gjit.tp the jaW;.t,K?t staggered Corbett.
Corbett 'swung-wTtliy, .and BOt'.anothor
.left ; on', the' 3 iw -from Hanlon" that hurt
,htm.? In 'a' fl.err-e; mix. Corbett nut.In. sev?.
.eraU-haiid "-?rights: oaid lofts to ? tho face
with '-forceT enough -to knock out an Ord??
n?ry.'flghter. Vhut .-Hanlon? smiled.'. '
.":Round.l>-^-Gorbett-got In a terrible rrght
uppercut" to the ' ch'n which onlv mide
?Hiiiil?n' tlie "more vicious. The .fighting |
during/thfs' round.' was not ,so: Cast, ex?
cept : at -the - close, when Corbett. landed
his terrific upnercut to the chin.
Round lu-Cortictt sent a right upper
out to the'ch'n", and they hung to.each
other. In tlie break-away both exchanged
rights and "lefts to the face; Corbett
planted his loit-to tho face and followed
wRh a right upper-cut for the Jaw. Han?
lon sent Corbett-back with right high
on.the head; Lut did no damage. This
rounds? was-Vabo?t- even.
Round 1,1?Hanlon caught Corbett with
a" right swing "to the Jaw, and followed
ttwlth. anpther to'tho same place. Cor?
bett staggered, Hanlon with right, and
left to the Jaw,, They, wore lean'ng shoul?
der ? to, shoulder, both peppering away at
the face and stomach, with Corbett ap?
parently having the advantage. Tho
blows that Corbett. had landed on Han?
lon would havo finished . the fight long
ago with any boxer of mediocre aual.ty.
Rouhd 12?They rushed into a clinch,
Both seemed fond of in-fighting. "Hanlon
got in a'loft upper-cut and followed It
with right and left'to the face. Corbett
did'not lose ' h's head, and fought back
viciously.. Corbett received a terrific right
upper-cut on ' the stomnch, which made
him look slolc? Ho stalled, however, and
protected' himself from further harm.
Corbett appeared a bit tired at-tho end,
with Hanlon-doing all the forcing. ' It
was Hanlon's round.
Round 13?They mixed It, both ?wlnplng
and landing with right and left, They
stood shoulder to shoulder, fighting like
demons, both-landing hard, rights to the
Jaws, Corbett sent left and right to-tho
Jaw and right, to the stomach.. Hanlon
looked groggy for the first timo and wob?
bled a bit. Corbett kept after him., and
they still fought shoulder to shoulder,
Hanlon hanging-on. This was decidedly
Corbett's round.
..Round 14?Hanlon sent Corbett? hack
with a right to the Jaw, staggering the
champion, Corbett, however, fought baok
violently, and landed soma telling, blows
on Hanlon's body. Corbott sent HnnFn
to the floor with two lefts to the Jaw. Ilo
wits down nine seconds, They went to a
mix-up, and Corbett planted right nnd
loft to tho Jaw. Corbett stood away, peg.
ging away at Hanlon, forolng him to.tlio
ropes. The gong apparently saved Hanlon
from a knock-out.
Round 15.?Corbett caught Hanlon with
right, and left to tho stomach nnd a right
tippor.cut to tho chin, that sont Hanlon's
head back, Corbett wndod In and landed
right and ,-t hard to the Jaw,? Oranoy
asked Hanlon's seconds to take their
man out of the ring, but they ? refused.
Hanlon oould hardly protect himself.
.Took the Count.
Round 16?Corbett missed a hard right
upper-cut. for the face, but. a moment
It-1 pr cent the ^nlifornian.to tho Boor with
right and left to the Jaw. Hanlon took
the'cQunt.oC nine. He then clung-to CPr?
Imtt, the latter trying vainly to ; knock
him out, Qprbett sent In a succession of
rights and.left to tho face. Corbett yel?
?e?j to Hanlon's seeonda to stop the oqn?
"ttst, which they refused to. dp. . Corbeljt
then delivered aw avalanche pf blows on
U;e California!,'* Jaw, sending him bac?i
i-jalnst'the rpoe.?. ? The orowd yelled tp
.the referee to /ipp.tbe> contest, aa "Hanlon
?as genie to the*, opre and ?ri-/'iiie4'to',i?ei
? knocked out- Granoy. then ihietfered and
jf.warded the decision t? Cprbett.
. .J^fver the tight;. Corbett' want -ovar, to
Tr?anJ?p? end Wgsed him- JiapJo? Mid: |
/'Toucan, ).pk/,tbim.'??,'?- ??? <?'-.?:?'I
TO ERECTA
NEW BANK
First 'National to Put ? Up a
? 'Thoroughly?Modern, Fire
? 'iPr?of Structure.'
COST NOT LESS THAN $75,000
The Classic Front ?f "the ?Bank
? Not to be Changed?The
Same Site Is to beUsed.
\ The' otnoeji>vine^tx?rtS~;pi dtreotors^ef"
th?' ?iret-'National ,Bank: have reached
tho decision to erect, in the place of the
pr-ssent' First National, No; rllM Efcst
. Matn Street]'-a thoroughly modern,-flre
jjrooi ?try?i?.rV ? "*? .'" 4.
?;?,iMf.'rJpWn';jpji :Mil}er. '^Sr:?i'eaihl!en--n\a:?
last': night"" that- tw?'.'?rcTilt.'e.o't? .$5r*,' now
In ' periodical conf?rence" wjth the nrianage
ment in. reference-to ' plans. As for do
? tollts, nothing: definito.'hail? yet been de?
cided. ?? Ho "said'tho;? new.istru?tu'ro would
not be a'-.tall one.'." It would bo'the; home
of t??.'Flrst-NatlonarBarik;?and .nothing
else. As "the site vis' in., tlio middle of a
squaVe.lflight .would -, havo ??',??'?., gotten
from aboyo?not necessarily! ao'far-above.
And so, the structure would 'be, like' sev?
eral other bank homes ?f'thb.city, s?mil
larly located,-just,oho1 tall'storyhigh,
Front to. Remain....
The management jhiia ''reached? a: very
happy ! decision,' also, hot ?. to change the
classic,front of the bank. The fact? Is,
the present front' will'b'o-used in Its? en?
tirety, and tho fireproof structura will
bo built (io It. : It is expectedr that tho
oost of the proposed establishment will
bo ?75,000. This large expenditure be?
comes- necessary from? the fact that tho
bank ? will bo? so constructed that It
couldn't bo sot.on fire If somo one tried,
Asked when the improvement' would bu
begun, .Mr. Miller sa-i'd. he thought "in
the spring." l?e expressed the opinion
tjiat the First National would got Into
tlio new quarters in twelve or. fourteen
months.
.The same site will be used.? It Is under?
stood that the Union.3ank, now occupy?
ing a part of tho First. National's build?
ing, ha-s already; boem asked to? find new
quarters. What tho. First National will
do' for ft "local habitation" during the
rebuilding ' period probably has not yet
been determined, ? ?
The First National Bank building, with
Its stalwart columns,? Is a landmark <>t
(Continued on Second Pago.) -
TO HEAR CHARGES
AGAINST SMQOT
Committee Will Meet oivgth of
January for Continuation ?
of Inquiry. ;
, , (By Associated Prese.)
WASHINGTON, Dec l!9.?Senator Bur?
rows, who Is chairman of the Senate Com
iinuteo. on Privileges and Elections, which
Is conduotlng tho ' investigation of th?
charges against Senator need Bmoot, of
i^iA?, said to-day that the -committee
probably would moot on January 9th. for
continuation of the Inquiry.
u Mr. Smoot's denial Is such as to
challenge the authenticity of the Informa?
tion upon which, tho accusations aro
'based, It Is the, opinion of somo of the
members of the committee that the au?
thor?, of the chargea will be given un op?
I.ortunity to prove them, and In that
event, thero probably would be ? quito |
general Investigation Into the present-day
.prootl??? of the Mormon Church with re?
ference, both to marriage and politics.
LAPSLEY IS MOORED
BOTTOM SIDE UP
(By Awoplated Press.)
NASHVILLE, T*.NN.(.Ecc. ?8,_a cfi.ble?
.gram ea-ya the steamer Lapsley Is moured
'bottom '?We t>P \n ih? Congo. River; and
thai' eftprts to ?ava her. are beine*-made,
. .The craft-foundered ?bout eight wobkh
ago, and carried down with her twenty?'
three of the native'cr&w, and'two Ameri?
can "juiselQi)a,rJ<ui,.:S{lft fe.it>? rn'sfdonary
boat of the Southern .Pre*byterlan Church
,4a ti* ??iiKO.jrw? 4tB?*
BRAUER WILL
RETAIN BILLS
BIG DAY FOR
THE T.D.CX.
First Annual Reunion to be Held
at the Bijou This After- ,
noon.
TO BE NOTABLE OCCASION
Hundreds of Boys and. Girls to
. Enjoy s an Entertainment
Especially for Them.
This Is T. G? C. C., day.
The first annual reunion of The Times
Dispatch Contributors' Club will be held
at the Bijou this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
The occasion will be a notable' one.
A special programme has been arranged,,
the. G'overnor, the Mayor and other proml?'
nent, gentleman will be there to greet our
boys and girls, and the entire house
has been reserved for them.
No Ucketa can be bought for this en?
? tertainment. It Is for the T. D. C. C,
members exclusively, and.admission will
be by the . member's badge. Every boy
and g|rIwho comes must show his or hor
badge. No other passport'will gain ad?
mission. The doors will opon at 1:30, and
the 'exer?isee ' begin at 2:30'. Thero will
be no, reserved seats. Thoso who enter
first' will, have the choice.
All Will be There.'
..The capacilty of th? .Bijou will, be-taxed
thls.-aftoruoon. The T. D. C. C. has over
2,0?0 members, and every one" wno can
possibly, do so will - attend the reunion,
?Judges have been lm demand this week,
Boys and girls who -liad'misplaced tho.re
have- been busy hunting them up, und
metnbers-.whose? badges' httd not bean' se..t
to, tn?m have called at .the o.tice t? get
them, The;.chlldren are intensely Inter?
ested. . ?..> /?., ' ?-....?' ?.?'":
, This afternpon's programme has been
especially arranged for, tlie ?. D. C, C.
Every feature will bo adapted to tue juve?
niles, and at the close of the last, act?a
flash-light ' photograph of ? the aud,enee
tr/ui, ?\i,Wte<>? Vf??? ?- '?u ? ;/, > j;.;?. ..;..? ?v?*
The Programme.
This Is the programm?:
I; Overture?Bijou -Orchestra,. . |
2. Welcome?Jar. .John -?tewart Bryan.
3..-Words-of. Greeting?Major ,.James H. '
Capers, ' Mayor. Richard. M.? Taylor, .GoyT ?
eruor ?r'J, Montague. ? ??.:?.' '"
Through the eou'riesy. of, Resident Man- I
ager- Charles I." McKee, of .the-.BlJou The-?
atre Compqny, /nnd- the? volunteer assist- |
ance of;? ilio, ..-following -.??members of the,
Ross andvF.enton Vaudeville Company,
tho programme will, bo-.continued as bo
low: .' ; ,. ;? 1 , ?'?. ???
?i, R?no? and Smith, Acrobats.
5. The Two Puoks,'Juvenile Entertain?
ers.' ' " - ?? ??: ? ' ? ''?'? ' "
6. Van Slcklln and West, Musical Nov?
elty.
7. Mr. Charles J. Ross (of Ross and
Fenton), a Few Cheery Remarks.' ?
8. Ford and Wilson, Blackface Vocal?
ists and Dancers.
0. Shormnn and De Forrest, Knook
About Artists.
HEIRESS DISAPPEARS
IN MYSTERIOUS WAY
? , (By A ??opiated Press.)
MERIDIAN, MISS.. .December 29,?It Is
Is reported here that Miss Ethel Rovell,
of Birmingham, Ala., who Is said to ho
an heiress to a largo fortuno, has disap?
peared, and relatives are anxious about
her, ':'??. .
Miss Rovell had been In Meridian slnco
November 1st, vlslUng her aunt, Mrs. J,
M. Husltoy, and was to remain horo until
February. ?? Wednesday last sho .left
her aunt's residence to do somo shopplrg
nnd has not been seen or heard of since,
The disappearance hris been reported to
the police, Miss Rovell Is said to have
Inherited' an estate loft to her by Mrs.
Minerva Benford. of Denver, Col.
JEFFERSON WILL
NOT BE REBUILT
Positive Denials of Rumor From
Messrs, Jeffress and
A rents.
"If thero wero a word of truth In It,
It would give mo ne much pleasure ??'
tell yoifas.it ,wou|d you to hoar it," said
Mr, Thomas F, Jeffress, one of tho exe?
cutors of .Major CMnter's .wi(l, speaking
of the report that the Main Street side
of the Jefforsou. Hotel would, shortly bo
rebuilt.?
Mr. Jeffress ?aid that tho thing had
not recently beep even remotely euute.m
pluu-d. Tlier? was no reason l'or concoai
ment. If It wore true that Iho ruins
would be removed and tho magnificent
hotel restored to Its pristine glory and (|
benittv, It would give hhu groat pleasure
to tell th>* pcoplo,
Nn architect was at ills house und the
gvnticin.un who was there nolthcr drew
nor considered any plans Cor the Jeffer?
son, said Mr. Jeffress.. liq did not know
where tliu report came Irom; It was ali-,
solutiily untrue,
Mr? ?rente, of New York, multes a
eluvlar , positive and unreservod suite
ment regarding? the rebuilding myth. Tho
appended special telegram, was received
from New York last night: '
? Wien seen at his homo.. No. 3S West
Fifty-seventh Street, in this, city, to-night.
Mr. George Arents positively, denied the
r-mor that he- proposed rebuilding the
Jefferson Hotel at Richmond.
Mr< AVents is?ld: "I can. In no way
nc?ouiit for the rumor thiU l contemplate
rebuilding the Jefferson. J have oonier
Ted wltn.no one about,the matter, and
have dene absolutely nothing to'give the
sllghUst gTPU.pd.8 for, th.e rumor. In
fficl, I.have not ?lyeiitha"matter a sin?
'ele-tlwteht, #nd any report tothe:o?n
?*>??>? w ?beijjyjw^; untrue.?" ;?..
Two Treasurers In ???
rico After Next Friday.
THE CHANGE IN
THE CONSTITUTION
This Is Responsible for the Pr?s-?
eut Very Unique Situa?
tion.
WILL AFFECT OTHER
SECTIONS OF THE STATE
Unless Some Action Is Taken
by the Legislature' or by the
Courts th? Outgoing. Trea
surers ' Will* Put?' in , .Six
a . Months Collecting the .!
Taxes. Overdue.
although but. forty-eight ; hour* not*
.Inteivene between the present and, the
sweeping changea that the opening of the
New Year will' make In the office, all - W ,
not yet smooth and serene'In the Jong '
disputed, long discussed treasurershlp af?
fairs of Hunrlco county, ?..'?.?
' In fact there-Is revealed another com? ;
plication which.' though of an ese?riUaUjf
different sort, is no. whit less Inter'estin'e
or? Important than what .hns. preceded -In
'this unique fight. It was ascertained-yes?,
'terday, that Treasurer Brkuef. will'.d?clin^ ;
tp doilyer to Mr.. Touu.-hls successor.'.th?-;
tax bills now ID- his possession,? but; act*
'lng under the: law, ' wjl.?" olalm therlght'-to
collect them himself. The bills represent
perhaps' $50,030, and lu will take.about si*
months 'to get -the money in hand..Durln?
]th|s. timo' there; will'?' In effect 'be two
.treasurers In Henrloo, ? Mr. Todd .will?
amuse himself .dplng nothing, and -Mr,-,
Brauer will have an office somewhere and, -
will transaot the affairs of the ct?unty? It'i
will bo,-a curious spectacle, and;one .that
?.?w.Ul 'eventually .land ?the-^wiiole .buslnese ?
fitIh?cblirts' "r'~-'J^"'G^ 7?."". -:
A .Curious? Complication. x~,
- The situation Is>of peculiar Wet'eii In '
that It Involves hot-only i-iehrlc'o county,
but"tke?. lutato at: largo...Every outgoing :.
treasurer In Virginia-may'take a positi ? V
similar to that of Mr. Braiicr'and some
of them, It'Is said, arc preparing to doso, i
There.Is everj' promise of new complica- -
lions at pvury bend, and th.?y.rhavu tlicit
causo hi the actions of the'lato Constitu?
tional Convention.
"When the? convention proclaimed, the
new organic law of the State; It append?
ed the usual schedule.'designed to faJ;
c.-ate tho work of piittlng'tlilsinow law.:
Into' effect. Changes were 'made? In ' th.0'
terms, of rnnny offices and.to make all'
ti-.ng? uniform, some of the current terms .
had to be extended. " This ' happened; In .
I lie case of the Treasurer of Henrlco.
whose term was to ond?. not on January.
3lst"as hitherto, but oh fJanuary. 1. 1?04.
'j he chief work ' of ' the' treasurer, ' Is of
cniirse, the collection of taxes." The bilie .
tire returned by the,Commissioner of the
Revenue In September of each year arid?
ere ut once collected. The oltizens have
until December 1st to pay them, after
which date a interest ;of 5 per 'centum '.'
is added. Under the schedule of tho Con?
stitution they wero given this year until'
January 1st to pay up.. Tho. bulk of;
tho taxes is always paid but thero re?
mains a pretty long list of delinquents.
who have to bo looked up after the limit
I has been passed. These people have to
pay an additional per cent. ' There will .
bo a list of them this yoaf and the list
will represent taies- amounting to about
$50,000. ? "'
. ?liad tho treasurer's term begun as
iiftial. In July, there would have been no?
complication. The.Incumbent would have
-stepped down and out and the new man
would hnve come In and1 taken up and)
collected tho September bills when they
were duly returned by the Commission?
er But this particular term.' as It n?p-.
pens, begins on January 1st, six months
after tho usual timo. The September
K..S of 1003 have boon partially collected
by Mr. Brauer and only, the' above men?
tioned list of delinquents, about $50,000.
will remain when ho goes.out, Over these
ino complication arises. Mr. Todd goe*.
In on Friday and expects to take hold o)!
tho affairs of tho treasury? Mr. Brauer
goes out on that day, but he will take the
tax bills und certain of the books with
him und win go on collecting ns ho has
been doing In the past. Ho claims this
right under tho law.
Have Two Treasurers;.
Dining yesterday Mr. Todd luoked Into
tho matter cnreiully and'consulted the
statutes unti a muntici? of officials. Ho
luis not teen ?1??." Brauer on the subject.
The now treasurer admits that Mr.
Brauer has some authority for hla posi?
tion, but hu declares It to be an un?
businesslike proceeding that will prove
veri confusing unti G? ? the end detvl?
moulai to the best Interests of the coun?
ty, lie Is wulilug to see what Is going
t-> happen. Mr, Brauer himself could
not Le reached. Deputy Jeter was seen,
hnwevor. and ho admitted that the treas.
liter would refuse to givo up the bills.
Mr. Brauer holds that thoro Is no opttun
fur him; that the law distinctly aays
that t|io treasurer "shall" collect the
ta:> bills,
Tho practical efioet of this new com?
plication will hu to put two treasurers In
tlm county for some months. Without
tlm tux biil? air. Todd will have prae?
lieallv nothing to do until tho (Iceneea
begin to fall due about May, and not
v-yrv much then. He waa asked yester?
day about his deputies, and replied, a
laugh, that ho wouldn't need any. He
luu consequently made no d?finit? ar.
rangements whatever.
l'copie who wi?h to pay their ta*ee
will not bo ab)?, to do eo to the n*w
Treasurer Todd at the courthouse, hfi
causii h? will not-have the bills.. They
will have to find ex-Treasurer Brauer.
May Gq to Courts,
jt is understood that State Auditor
.Mary,? ?4i tafc? getip? in th? niatw*